Experience

Cascadia College

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Adjunct Professor (Priority Hire Associate Faculty)

  • Jul 2023 - Present

• Temporary Full-Time Faculty

  • Sep 2020 - Jun 2023

• Adjunct Professor (Priority Hire Associate Faculty)

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2020

  •Awarded the Cascadia College Excellence in Teaching, Learning & Service Award for 2017-2018•Teaches English Foundations (EF) courses to international, immigrant, and domestic students•Teaches College 101, an introductory college success skills class for all students•Taught intensive academic English courses in all skills areas and levels to international students in the English Language Program (ELP) and combined skills courses to immigrant students in the Basic Education for Adults English as a Second Language (ESL) Program•Serves on Student Learning Council (college curriculum governance), 2014-2015, 2017-present•Serves on International Students Scholarship Selection Committee, 2021-present•Serves on Cascadia Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee, 2020-present•Leads quarterly Canvas introduction workshop for international students, 2020-present•Participated in Pre-College Community of Practice group, 2020-2023•Served on Learning Technology and Design Advisory Group, 2021-2022•Collaborated in the ELP/ESL integration work group, 2020-2021•Represented discipline colleagues on Faculty Council, 2019-2020•Acted as ELP Reading & Writing Textbook Lead, responsible for ordering, organizing, and providing textbooks and textbook materials for ELP instructors, 2016-2021•Led ELP Reading Course Outcome Guide Workgroup to update curriculum, 2020•Served in the Intercultural Scholars Program, which incorporated intercultural competence into college curricula and provided professional development for faculty and staff, 2016-2018•Served on Search Committees: International Student Advisor, Assistant Director of International Marketing, and Assistant Director of International Advising, 2022; Human Resources Generalist, 2018 and 2016; Business Information Technology FT Faculty, 2016; Communication Studies FT Faculty, 2015; Deans of Student Learning, 2014•Co-led ELP Curriculum Committee for Writing and participated in Curriculum Committee for Grammar, 2014-2015 Show less



International University of Japan

• Japan
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Visiting Instructor

  • Jul 2015 - Sep 2015

  Taught Oral Communication Skills and Academic Listening Skills (OCSALS) class in the summer Intensive English Program (IEP) to incoming graduate students, local public school teachers, and business professionals in an English-medium graduate level international university. Classes focus on oral presentations and public speaking, academic listening and discussion, note-taking, pronunciation, and interpersonal communication. Taught Oral Communication Skills and Academic Listening Skills (OCSALS) class in the summer Intensive English Program (IEP) to incoming graduate students, local public school teachers, and business professionals in an English-medium graduate level international university. Classes focus on oral presentations and public speaking, academic listening and discussion, note-taking, pronunciation, and interpersonal communication.



International University of Japan

• Japan
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Visiting Instructor

  • Jul 2014 - Sep 2014

  Taught Oral Communication Skills and Academic Listening Skills (OCSALS) class in the summer Intensive English Program (IEP) to incoming graduate students, local public school teachers, and business professionals in an English-medium graduate level international university. Classes focus on oral presentations and public speaking, academic listening and discussion, note-taking, pronunciation, and interpersonal communication. Taught Oral Communication Skills and Academic Listening Skills (OCSALS) class in the summer Intensive English Program (IEP) to incoming graduate students, local public school teachers, and business professionals in an English-medium graduate level international university. Classes focus on oral presentations and public speaking, academic listening and discussion, note-taking, pronunciation, and interpersonal communication.



International University of Japan

• Japan
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Visiting Instructor

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2013

  Taught Oral Communication Skills and Academic Listening Skills (OCSALS) class in the summer Intensive English Program (IEP) to incoming graduate students, local public school teachers, and business professionals in an English-medium graduate level international university. Classes focus on oral presentations and public speaking, academic listening and discussion, note-taking, pronunciation, and interpersonal communication. Taught Oral Communication Skills and Academic Listening Skills (OCSALS) class in the summer Intensive English Program (IEP) to incoming graduate students, local public school teachers, and business professionals in an English-medium graduate level international university. Classes focus on oral presentations and public speaking, academic listening and discussion, note-taking, pronunciation, and interpersonal communication.



ELS Language Center, Seattle

• Seattle, WA

• Instructor/IELTS Administrator

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2013

  • Worked part-time in IELTS (International English Language Testing System) proficiency test administration, including assisting applicants with application process, coordinating test day logistics with proctors and examiners, entering scores, and generating test results • Taught consecutive 4-week intensive academic English classes in reading, writing, speaking & listening and various elective classes, and worked in Language Technology Lab • Assisted with proctoring TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) proficiency tests, as well as orientation, skills assessment, and level placement for new students Show less



University of Washington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • Jun 2012 - Sep 2012

  Taught intensive academic English classes in the International & English Language Programs (IELP) Summer program in reading, multi-genre writing, and TOEFL preparation, as well as the 3-week Short Term English Program (STEP) language and culture class to international students Taught intensive academic English classes in the International & English Language Programs (IELP) Summer program in reading, multi-genre writing, and TOEFL preparation, as well as the 3-week Short Term English Program (STEP) language and culture class to international students



Seattle Central College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Instructor

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2012

  Taught intensive academic English classes in reading, writing and grammar combined skills, reading, and writing to international students Taught intensive academic English classes in reading, writing and grammar combined skills, reading, and writing to international students



University of California, Davis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2011

  • Taught intensive academic English classes in the International English & Professional Programs, including reading & vocabulary, grammar, and listening & speaking, as well as an English Fluency class for a specialized 2-week Nutrition program to international students • Taught 4-week Communication & Culture Program classes, including Listening & Pronunciation, Everyday Expressions & Idioms, and U.S. Society & Culture • Supervised twice-weekly Multimedia Resource Center lab, assisting students in self-study • Assisted with proctoring TOEFL tests, and orientation, and skills assessment for new students Show less